Town Hall · Oxford

Oxford, MN town hall & government

Oxford spent $715,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $762 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Oxford's government.

Town budget

Where Oxford's money goes

Spent
$715,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$762
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$628,00088%
Fire
$40,0006%
Administration & buildings
$13,0002%
Other
$34,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 49%
  • Property taxes 41%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • From the state 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Oxford

Full-time staff
0
22 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time9 part
Other
0 full-time13 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Oxford didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

North Branch Public Schools

Oxford's K–12 school district, shared with North Branch, Stacy, Sunrise, Amador, North Branch and Harris. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,094
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
2,744
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$77.1 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Minnesota districts overall: 30% local, 62% state, 8% federal

  • Local 31%
  • State 65%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $13,094 per pupil, $7,808 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Also serving Oxford: Cambridge-Isanti Public School District ($13,218 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Oxford pay

Typical tax bill
$3,246
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.84%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$388,000
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Oxford's government

Town hall & decisions in Oxford →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Oxford

Oxford is represented in Congress by Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith and Representative Pete Stauber. Tim Walz is governor.

All of Oxford's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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